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HANSARDDental CareMy Lords, I declare my interest as president of the British Fluoridation Society. I recognise the work done in setting up urgent treatment centres, but they are patchy in England…20 May 2020HANSARDDraft Human Tissue (Permitted Material: Exceptions) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, along with Geoffrey Robinson, former MP for Coventry North West, and supported by Dan Jarvis MP, I was very proud to sponsor what became the Organ Donation (Deemed…18 May 2020HANSARDHuman Tissue Authority: Draft Codes of PracticeThat the Virtual Proceedings do consider the Human Tissue Authority draft Code of Practice A: Guiding principles and the fundamental principle of consent—revised 2020, and the…18 May 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to these statutory instruments. The Prime Minister’s Statement will be debated later, so I will focus on these regulations. As…12 May 2020HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support SchemeMy Lords, does the Minister at least accept that many self-employed and freelance people are falling through the net because of the criteria that the Government have set? Will he…05 May 2020HANSARDCharitable and Voluntary SectorMy Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Addington, I have been inspired by the work of charities locally which have responded to the crisis magnificently. For example, St Mary’s…30 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I thank the Minister; he has had a lot of work to do in the Lords today. He commented on ONS figures and the analysis it has done on the number of people who have so…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Social Care ServicesMy Lords, I am very glad to speak in this debate and to pay tribute to my noble friend Lady Wheeler for her excellent introductory speech. I very much agree with the noble…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Personal Protective EquipmentMy Lords, I declare an interest as president of the Health Care Supply Association and thank the Minister for his tribute to procurement professionals in the NHS and the supply…23 Apr 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote ProceedingsMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Senior Deputy Speaker, his colleagues and the staff of the House for everything they have done to make this possible. I hope it means that…21 Apr 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote ProceedingsTo ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans have been made to enable peers to take part in the proceedings of the House of Lords remotely.21 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Business Interruption InsuranceMy Lords, earlier today in the other place, during a debate on finance, it was said that Ministers in the Treasury would be meeting the insurance industry this morning, I think.…17 Mar 2020HANSARDPalace of Westminster: Restoration and RenewalI am grateful to the Senior Deputy Speaker for laying where we are on the line. He will be aware of reports that some Ministers wish to stop the full restoration and move to a…12 Mar 2020HANSARDPalace of Westminster: Restoration and RenewalLord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the restoration and renewal of Parliament will still proceed.12 Mar 2020HANSARDJapanese KnotweedMy Lords, does the Minister think that if Lady Sharples were in her place, she would have been impressed by the progress that is being made?12 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth: Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans WomenMy Lords, is this not an illustration of the problems with the NHS’s current structure? Ministers can proclaim anything they like from the Dispatch Box, but at the moment, they do…05 Mar 2020HANSARDHistoric Sexual Offences: InvestigationsMy Lords, does the noble Baroness consider that police forces have any insight into the impact of their behaviour? I have in mind particularly Wiltshire Police in the case of Ted…04 Mar 2020HANSARDOrgan Trafficking: SanctionsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the response by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 23 January (HL Deb, col 1148), whether the proposed United Kingdom autonomous global human…02 Mar 2020HANSARDOrgan Trafficking: SanctionsMy Lords, I welcome what the Minister has said and the action that is being taken to introduce the sanctions regime he has referred to, but he will know that I have recently been…02 Mar 2020HANSARDNHS Funding Bill (Money Bill)My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister and welcome the opportunity to take part in this Second Reading debate. I declare my membership of the GMC, trusteeship of the Royal…26 Feb 2020